Nick Stevens Graphics

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Graphical artist, specialising in Space subjects, particularly spacecraft of the Soviet Union, and unflown mission concepts.Fellow of the IAAA. Available for hire, video, stills, and Soviet Space consultancy.Currently based in Moldova.

Posts

Post #4086799
Astronaut and Senator Mark Kelly on what motivates Russian cosmonauts. Ouch.
Post #3884359
Yeah, yeah... AI is coming for our jobs.
Post #3539153
Sea Dragon Diagram
Post #3447284
This book is a stunning demolition of FaceBook & Snark Fuckerberg in particular. The senior staff treat each other MUCH worse than they treat their users. There's one incident where they send a mid-level manager to Korea to see if she's arrested, If not, it's safe for senior staff to go. Zuckerberg has the emotional maturity of a spoilt 10 year old. His senior people are expected to play his favourite board games when travelling. (They deliberately lose to butter him up) Reco...
Post #3432801
Seems about right
Post #2447862
Art by the great Soviet Space Artist, Andrey Sokolov. I&#39;m struggling to understand the vehicle design!
Post #2447860
The new Soviet Space Substack is out! https://graphicsnickstevens.substack.com/p/n1-and-buran-videos-and-more Lots of video in this one. N1, Buran, Mars 87, Space Suit Testing, and more!
Post #2447859
Leonov / Sokolov. Towards the Moon.
Post #2447855
https://vimeo.com/1191521111 Edge rendered animation of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Post #2447853
https://vimeo.com/221629991 This shows a proposed nuclear version of Soyuz, with 6 boosters to lift the heavier nuclear core above the atmosphere. With 6 boosters you get a Korolev star instead of a Korolev cross! All by me, in #Lightwave3d
Post #2351410
Tom Gault for New Scientist.
Post #2254807
Almost immediately after his space flight, Gagarin travelled abroad. Czechoslovakia was the first of 27 countries he visited on a goodwill tour.
Post #2254806
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/03/symbols-of-soviet-science-in-pictures Some great photos from The Guardian here. Reaching for the stars: enduring symbols of Soviet science – in pictures The photographer Eric Lusito takes us on a scientific journey through space and time in a book on Soviet scientific institutes
Post #2254804
An old video of mine, Edge Render of the Energia M rocket, (Baby Energia) All done in #Lightwave3d https://vimeo.com/306756740?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci
Post #2162851
I can&#39;t confirm, but I have been told that this is a newly scanned KH-9 HEXAGON image showing a detailed view of fifth, final, and unlaunched soviet N1 rocket on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on January 19, 1974.
Post #1976548
Space art by Soviet Artist Andrey Sokolov from his first exhibition - 1959
Post #1976546
I use Proton for privacy in Email and also their online storage to share files. (Which replaced Filemail after they tripled their prices). I&#39;ve just tried their video call tool, Proton Meet. What really struck me is that it is better BECAUSE it has less features. It just works.
Post #1976545
I use Proton for privacy in Email and also their online storage to share files. (Which replaced Filemail after they tripled their prices). I&#39;ve just tried their video call tool, Proton Meet. What really struck me is that it is better BECAUSE it has less features. It just works.
Post #1976543
Space art by Andrei Sokolov from his first space exhibition in 1959
Post #1976542
Working on a Mars crewed rover for a customer. This is based on a mesh I bought at Daz.
Post #1976540
Seldom seen Buran / AN-225 video from Vadim Lukasevich. See alt-text for full information. Rare video - the second speed run of &quot;Mriya&quot; with &quot;Buran&quot; on PC OK (the landing complex of the orbital ship) at Baikonur on May 12, 1989.
Post #1976538
Another fine piece of SPace Art by Andrei Sokolov, from his first space exhibition 1959.
Post #1976537
The other day I mentioned Propton Meet, and how I preferred it to Zoom for having less features and keeping it simple. Plus way better privacy. I was wrong about it being part of the package though I&#39;m on the free version! https://proton.me/meet/pricing And still way better than Zoom.
Post #1808908
Cosmonauts learning Morse Code! Titov, Gagarin and Tereshkova, Leonov, Belyaev.
Post #1570396
Apollo Soyuz
Post #1570394
More progress with the Ed Valigursky Red Sphere Spacecraft. Nearly done modelling...
Post #1570392
Two precious documents from Vadim Lukashevich I have attempted to clean up, enlarge, and translate them
Post #1570388
A more hard nosed assessment of Artemis 2. https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-271/ And I have to say, I think he&#39;s right. The science achieved was tiny.
Post #1570387
I think the modelling is done on this Ed Valigursky design. Though the surfaces will need adjusting for a final scene. https://vimeo.com/1185054894?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci Legs and engines do not animate, though I have it set up for versions with either or both retracted.
Post #1570384
Video showing the testing of the fairing ejection for the Soviet N1 Moon rocket. Thanks to Yuri Shakov